Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 15:18:30 +0000

All it takes is one wrong click, and the popular video conferencing software will put you in a meeting with a stranger.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2019 11:00:00 +0000

Modern network intrusions thrive on a counterintuitive trick: stealing passwords from computers that hackers have already compromised.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2019 11:00:00 +0000

Ransomware attacks, supply chain hacks, escalating tensions with Iran—the first six months of 2019 have been anything but boring.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 23:49:45 +0000

Almost every month in 2019 so far has seen reports of a local government falling prey to ransomware, but this series of attacks belies an even broader threat.

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Robert Mueller will testify, malware wrecks IoT, and more of the week’s top security news.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 07:00:00 +0000

A pair of recent findings show how hackers can compromise Excel users without any fancy exploits.

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 21:16:33 +0000

The clock’s ticking to fix a Gatekeeper bug that would let hackers slip malware onto your computer undetected.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 04:00:00 +0000

In one case, they stole the location and call record data of 20 specific individuals.